Standard 3: Critical Reading and Writing: Students will apply critical thinking skills to reading and writing.

2.3.R.4 ​Students will find examples of literary devices:

• simile

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

Student Actions

Teacher Actions

• Students find examples of similes in text.

• Students find examples of alliteration in text.

• Students find examples of onomatopoeia in text.

Simile

• Teachers define similes as comparisons using like or as.

• Teachers read texts containing similes.

• Teachers model how to find examples of similes in text.

• Teachers provide opportunities for students to find and explain similes found in text. 

• Teachers monitor and provide opportunities for students to receive feedback as students are finding examples of similes or examples of comparisons using like or as in text.

Alliteration

• Teachers define alliteration as the repetition of the same initial consonant sound of each word in a connected text.

• Teachers read texts containing alliteration.

• Teachers model how to find examples of alliteration in text.

• Teachers provide opportunities for students to find alliteration in text. 

• Teachers monitor and provide opportunities for students to receive feedback as students are finding examples of alliteration in text.

Onomatopoeia

• Teachers define onomatopoeia as words that mimic the sounds they describe.

• Teachers read texts containing onomatopoeia.

• Teachers model how to find examples of onomatopoeia in text.

• Teachers provide opportunities for students to identify onomatopoeia in text. 

• Teachers model and provide opportunities for students to receive feedback as students are finding examples of onomatopoeia in text.

Recommendations

Key Terms & Related Objectives

When students struggle to find examples of similes, teachers can…

• review the meaning of similes.

• use the book Muddy as a Duck Puddle and other American Similes by Laurie Lawlor to emphasize what similes look like and how they sound.

• have students write similes to practice comparing two items.

• have students illustrate similes found in text.

When students have difficulties finding alliteration in a text, teachers can…

• review the meaning of alliteration. 

• provide students with an initial consonant sound and have them create alliterative sentences.

• give students alliterative names such as “Happy Hannah” or “Lucky Luke” to practice alliteration. 

When students struggle to find examples of onomatopoeia, teachers can…

• pass out comic strips and have students highlight the onomatopoeia words.

• play nature sounds and have students listen for sounds and list them. Make a T-chart that has the sound on one side and the source of the sound on the other.

• pair students and have them create a list of five onomatopoeia words.  The pairs will then write five sentences using the words correctly. 

• Alliteration: the repetition of the same initial consonant sound of each word in the connected text (e.g., Harry the happy hippo hula-hoops with Henrietta).

• Onomatopoeia: words that mimic the sounds they describe.

• Simile: a comparison of two things that are unlike, usually using the words like or as.

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